Maid to Queer : Asian Labor Migration and Female Same-Sex Desires

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Maid to Queer is the first book about Asian female migrant workers who develop same-sex relationships in a host city. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, the book explores the meanings of same-sex relationships to these migrant wome...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lai, Francisca Yuenki
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lesbian couples.
Lesbian couples > Asia.
Sexual minority women > China > Hong Kong.
Sexual minority women > Asia.
Foreign workers, Asian > Social life and customs.
Foreign workers, Indonesian.
Hong Kong (China) > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Maid to Queer is the first book about Asian female migrant workers who develop same-sex relationships in a host city. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, the book explores the meanings of same-sex relationships to these migrant women. Instead of searching for reasons to explain why they engage in a same-sex relationship, this book provides an ethnographic perspective by addressing their Sunday activities and considering how migration policies and the practices of Hong Kong people unintentionally produce alternative sexuality a.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (148 pages).
ISBN:9789888268115

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